Table 3.

Baseline and follow up total cholesterol concentrations at December of each calendar year in the intention-to-treat patients

	Baseline total cholesterol concentration (mmol l−1)	Number of measurements	Follow-up total cholesterol concentration (mmol l−1)	Number of measurements
1993	6.82	130	6.50	50
1994	7.08	270	6.60	128
1995	6.28	309	5.61	187
1996	6.30	316	5.72	288
1997	6.41	637	5.59	620
1998	6.26	753	5.46	1242
1999	6.18	653	5.31	1219
2000	6.24	435	5.06	1482
2001	6.13	285	5.02	1456
2002	6.36	37	4.83	1830